United States Politics and Government

Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention

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A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.

Transgender Woman Arrested After Using Bathroom at Florida State Capitol

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Marcy Rheintgen said she was held in jail overnight after she deliberately challenged a state law by entering a women’s bathroom in the government building.

Justice Department Litigators Are Struggling to Defend Trump’s Policies in Court

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Inside the Justice Department’s civil division, lawyers are squeezed between judges demanding answers and bosses’ instructions to protect the Trump agenda at all costs.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Order Requiring Return of Wrongly Deported Migrant

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The government said Judge Paula Xinis, who ordered that the administration return the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, by Monday, had engaged in “district-court diplomacy.”

Lawsuit Accuses Prominent Palestinian American of Supporting Hamas

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The complaint against the businessman, Bashar Masri, does not say that he knew about the Oct. 7 attack in advance but does assert that he was aware of the Hamas military infrastructure at his properties.

Trump’s Least Favorite Judge Has Friends in High Places

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To President Trump, Judge James E. Boasberg is “a troublemaker” and a “Radical Left Lunatic.” But his record and biography, including a friendship with Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, say otherwise.

As RFK Jr. Champions Chronic Disease Prevention, Key Research Is Cut

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Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of the Trump administration.